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they could be boosting him in nevada, but the other thing going on in nevada on the ground, which is unlike all of the other battleground states is the democrats have managed to -- the romney campaign and the government of the i'm in -- make up for the state party's dysfunction. the democrat had no such problem. the obama campaign and the state party run by senate majority leader harry reid is humming on all cylinders, they're doing a great job. i still think the presidential race in nevada would be close. >> we know tomorrow foreign policy is supposed to be the focus of this debate. and president obama will probably do well with that, that is traditionally your president. but i'm wondering here, what can mitt romney do, and is there a way that the foreign policy could actually come back and hurt the president? >> there are a couple of things here, the first thing to understand is that we're not in a national security election, we're in an election where people are focused on jobs and the economy. and usually when that's the case, what voters want to see from the challenger is the se
they could be boosting him in nevada, but the other thing going on in nevada on the ground, which is unlike all of the other battleground states is the democrats have managed to -- the romney campaign and the government of the i'm in -- make up for the state party's dysfunction. the democrat had no such problem. the obama campaign and the state party run by senate majority leader harry reid is humming on all cylinders, they're doing a great job. i still think the presidential race in nevada...
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. >> two other republican governors more recently the nevada governor and the utah governor both republicans. they asked the obama administration to give them the flexibility in dealing with welfare reform. the obama administration saying you can have that flexibility but you have to have a 20% increase in the number of people moving from welfare to work. >> all in the details. so many more details. >> those are important details. >> exactly. let me talk about what the president had to say on "60 minutes." this is something that was not aired surprisingly but put out on the web. it ended up on the cutting room floor but put on the web. it had to do with the question steve cross asked the president about the advertising that both are doing. >> do we see us going overboard in our campaign and mistakes that are made and areas where there is no doubt that somebody could dispute how we are presenting things? that happens in politics. >> shouldn't we just have a fairer access as americans to real information whether it's the president or his challenger? they both should follow the same standards,
. >> two other republican governors more recently the nevada governor and the utah governor both republicans. they asked the obama administration to give them the flexibility in dealing with welfare reform. the obama administration saying you can have that flexibility but you have to have a 20% increase in the number of people moving from welfare to work. >> all in the details. so many more details. >> those are important details. >> exactly. let me talk about what the...
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especially in nevada. nevada's six electoral votes are looking more important than ever and the race there, of course, all the races around the country, tight, very tight. this american research group poll has obama edging romney 49% to 487%. people in nevada say they are starting to see signs of recovery, believe it or not. cnn's miguel marquez picks up the story from high above, high above the las vegas skyline. >> reporter: here we are, top of the stratosphere in vegas, baby. as this county goes, so goes nevada! in a city that fell harder and faster than just about any place in the country. this better be a very close election. the stratosphere, like all vegas, suffered the worst of the recession. at some point you had to make a decision, either go big or stay home and shut down. >> that was sort of the thesis, yeah. >> reporter: the vegas landmark sunk more than $20 million into upgrades including a new restaurant, oh, and that sky jump thing. most importantly, more than 100 new jobs. do you think las
especially in nevada. nevada's six electoral votes are looking more important than ever and the race there, of course, all the races around the country, tight, very tight. this american research group poll has obama edging romney 49% to 487%. people in nevada say they are starting to see signs of recovery, believe it or not. cnn's miguel marquez picks up the story from high above, high above the las vegas skyline. >> reporter: here we are, top of the stratosphere in vegas, baby. as this...
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back out on the road, mitt romney left florida a short while ago and headed for a campaign rally in nevada, bigs to-up state. president obama staying in florida and firing up the crowd taking aim at his opponent. >> if you have come down with a case of romnesia, if you can't seem to remember the policies on your website, or the promises that you have been making over the six years you have been running for president, if you can't even remember what you said last week, don't worry. obama care covers preexisting conditions. we can fix you up. we can cure the disease. >> so that was had this morning in delray, florida, and by the way, the early voting in that state starts on saturday, but early voting opened up in two more states just today, hawaii and louisiana. so at our count that makes 31 states where people can already go to the polls. they may have already done it. they still have their chance. for millions of people who have already voted, last night's debate was kind of window dressing. for a lot of voters in the states yet to do so, they can watch last night's debate and just go righ
back out on the road, mitt romney left florida a short while ago and headed for a campaign rally in nevada, bigs to-up state. president obama staying in florida and firing up the crowd taking aim at his opponent. >> if you have come down with a case of romnesia, if you can't seem to remember the policies on your website, or the promises that you have been making over the six years you have been running for president, if you can't even remember what you said last week, don't worry. obama...
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he is not in nevada. he's in colorado springs working ahead towards that caucus battle coming up on tuesday. that is what his campaign has been doing all day long today. talking about these upcoming caucuses in colorado, minnesota. the campaign is touting the endorsement romney picked up earlier today from the "denver post." he's got surrogates in maine which had its caucuses starting today. results won't come out until a week from now. this is a race for second place between newt gingrich and ron paul. mitt romney will get good news if ron paul somehow beats newt gingrich in this state. that will go once again to this air of inevitability for mitt romney. ron paul is not seen as a viable threat to mitt romney, but newt gingrich is. if ron paul can come out ahead of newt gingrich, that is good news for mitt romney. >> that is a beautiful shot behind you. we are going to move off jim real quick and go to brianna keilar standing by for us at newt gingrich's headquarters. what are the expectations for tonigh
he is not in nevada. he's in colorado springs working ahead towards that caucus battle coming up on tuesday. that is what his campaign has been doing all day long today. talking about these upcoming caucuses in colorado, minnesota. the campaign is touting the endorsement romney picked up earlier today from the "denver post." he's got surrogates in maine which had its caucuses starting today. results won't come out until a week from now. this is a race for second place between newt...
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other states such as nevada, virginia, ohio. these are very important states that the candidates will be focusing all of their time on as we head into the spring, into november. carol? >> mark preston, reporting live from denver. >>> cnn has learned months before the 9/11 attack in libya that killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans, there were security concerns surrounding the diplomatic mission in benghazi. the white house first called the attack spontaneous, the one in benghazi that killed the ambassador, but now says it was preplanned to terrorist linked to al qaeda. mike rogers of the house intelligence committee says key information was left out. >> picked pieces of information that fit a narrative that believed -- i don't want to question their motive, what they thought they were doing, whether it was political or not. it was clearly done. and i know other committees are going back to look at to see if congress was deliberately misled, which would be a violation of the law. >> joined by our pentagon correspond
other states such as nevada, virginia, ohio. these are very important states that the candidates will be focusing all of their time on as we head into the spring, into november. carol? >> mark preston, reporting live from denver. >>> cnn has learned months before the 9/11 attack in libya that killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans, there were security concerns surrounding the diplomatic mission in benghazi. the white house first called the attack spontaneous, the...
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even if mitt romney won everything else that we listed as a battleground now, everything else, nevada, colorado, virginia, north carolina, new hampshire, and florida, that would get mitt romney to 267, close, but close doesn't count. he would have to change something else on the map, take away pennsylvania, take away michigan, if the president can win ohio, wisconsin and oiowa. these guys will be camping out in midwest, paying income tax there. >> we'll watch for you and everyone else talking about the debate. our coverage on cnn and cnn.com begins at 7:00 eastern this evening. >>> coming up next, dan rather joins me live on today's political climate and the questions he would love to ask both the president and mitt romney tonight. do not miss this conversation here. >>> plus, the titles that made lance armstrong a legend are now gone. stripped away in today's bombshell here, his breaking point. [ man ] in hong kong, on my way to the board meeting... anne's tablet called my phone. anne's tablet was chatting with a tablet in sydney... a desktop in zurich... and a telepresence room in b
even if mitt romney won everything else that we listed as a battleground now, everything else, nevada, colorado, virginia, north carolina, new hampshire, and florida, that would get mitt romney to 267, close, but close doesn't count. he would have to change something else on the map, take away pennsylvania, take away michigan, if the president can win ohio, wisconsin and oiowa. these guys will be camping out in midwest, paying income tax there. >> we'll watch for you and everyone else...
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the latino vote is critical to nevada. when you got a dead heat race that either candidate could win, you're going to spend a lot of time and a lot of hours on the road and because you have to go from nevada to new hampshire to florida, got a lot of ground to cover. >> the president acknowledging how important the latino vote is. this is something the president told the des moines register, apparently kind of off the record, the quote now coming from an interview, a transcript of which the white house released just this morning, saying this is off the record, i will just be very blunt, should i win a second term, a big reason i will win a second term is because the republican nominee and the republican party have so alienated the fastest growing demographic group in the country, the latino community. so that acknowledgement there. he says it is off the record, it was his intent, it seems as though to be on the record as making it very notable that the latino vote is pivotal. >> this was an odd one, fred. the president call
the latino vote is critical to nevada. when you got a dead heat race that either candidate could win, you're going to spend a lot of time and a lot of hours on the road and because you have to go from nevada to new hampshire to florida, got a lot of ground to cover. >> the president acknowledging how important the latino vote is. this is something the president told the des moines register, apparently kind of off the record, the quote now coming from an interview, a transcript of which...
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. >>> we are watching nevada because in a few short hours, nevada will announce which republican they want to run against president obama in the fall. right now republicans are meeting in caucuses across the state. the latest polls give mitt romney a strong lead. our wolf blitzer is here and will join me in a few minutes to talk about the importance of today's decision. >>> there will be a court-martial for the army private accused of leaking classified military documents to wikileaks. bradley manning is charged with handing over thousands of classified military documents. it's considered the biggest intelligence leak in american history. the army will put manning on trial for aiding the enemy and transmitting defense information. he could get life in prison. >>> friends and colleagues of don cornelius are paying tribute to the founder of the ground breaking television show "soul train." they are making that tribute unfold today in harlem. cornelius was the legendary deep voice, host and founder of that show. al sharpton, aretha franklin and others paid tribute today. he died wednesda
. >>> we are watching nevada because in a few short hours, nevada will announce which republican they want to run against president obama in the fall. right now republicans are meeting in caucuses across the state. the latest polls give mitt romney a strong lead. our wolf blitzer is here and will join me in a few minutes to talk about the importance of today's decision. >>> there will be a court-martial for the army private accused of leaking classified military documents to...
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there is a big mormon population here in nevada. four years ago, brooke, when he did not win the nomination, he still did extremely well here. it was like a seven-person race and he still got 51% of the votes. doing very well in the caucuses this week. >> newt gingrich is calling this a two-man race but you have all four candidates out there, and it seems like santorum and gingrich, they're fishing a little bit for voters in the same pond, are they not? >> oh, they absolutely are, in the conservative pond. they have been for a while. what rick santorum is trying to say now is, look what happened in florida. he, in the final week or so, decided not to compete there heavily and it really was a two-man race between newt gingrich and mitt romney, and newt gingrich did not do well at all. so the point rick santorum is making now on the campaign trail is that he should be the conservative alternative. listen to what he told me last night. >> people are starting to realize now, and they're seeing the results in florida, newt gingrich had h
there is a big mormon population here in nevada. four years ago, brooke, when he did not win the nomination, he still did extremely well here. it was like a seven-person race and he still got 51% of the votes. doing very well in the caucuses this week. >> newt gingrich is calling this a two-man race but you have all four candidates out there, and it seems like santorum and gingrich, they're fishing a little bit for voters in the same pond, are they not? >> oh, they absolutely are,...
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this is henderson, nevada, outside of vegas. it is another one of those all important swing states, but most polls show the president is leading in the state of nevada. jim acosta is always traveling, covering the romney campaign and, jim, i'm sure you talked to folks within the campaign, how do they feel like mitt romney did last night? >> reporter: well, of course, they feel like they won last night's debate, brooke. they laid out to us some talking points on the campaign plan a few minutes ago when we were coming in for a landing here in nevada. paul ryan and mitt romney will be on this stage behind me in henderson in just a few moments and traveling on to colorado after that. and then the race begins. they're going to be hitting a number of battleground states over the next couple of days. on that campaign plan we had a chance to listen to a couple of romney senior advisers, and one of them was talking about the race ahead and the debate last night. and they feel like what mitt romney accomplished last night was basically to
this is henderson, nevada, outside of vegas. it is another one of those all important swing states, but most polls show the president is leading in the state of nevada. jim acosta is always traveling, covering the romney campaign and, jim, i'm sure you talked to folks within the campaign, how do they feel like mitt romney did last night? >> reporter: well, of course, they feel like they won last night's debate, brooke. they laid out to us some talking points on the campaign plan a few...
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90 days, nevada is number one in the nation. this is a tough time for the people in nevada. i want to do everything in my power to get this economy going again so people can be in homes this can afford, so we can have the american people have rising incomes again and make sure that america stands strong around the world. we have a president who may be a nice guy but he is way over his head. he does not understand what it takes to get america working again and i do. i spent my life in the private sector, not quite as successful as this guy but sufficiently successful to understand what it takes to get america to be the most attractive place in the world for innovators entrepreneurs and job creators. i want perk to be the place people want to come and grow. and i will use all of my energy to get america working again to help the people of this country have rising incomes, good jobs, and homes that are worth something again. so i want to say thank you to donald trump for his endorsement. it means a great deal to me to have endorsem
90 days, nevada is number one in the nation. this is a tough time for the people in nevada. i want to do everything in my power to get this economy going again so people can be in homes this can afford, so we can have the american people have rising incomes again and make sure that america stands strong around the world. we have a president who may be a nice guy but he is way over his head. he does not understand what it takes to get america working again and i do. i spent my life in the...
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they've done searches in utah and nevada. out of the mouths of babes. they were vocalizing things that happened to their mother. and the police knew this. this was also part of when we look at the other case for custody, and in the custody case, chuck and judy had said in declaration that they believe josh killed their daughter, the mother of these children. >> again, our thoughts with this family. absolutely, absolutely evil. ann, i appreciate it. thank you for coming on. >> thank you so much. >>> hear why one college has lost tuition, 22%, after a troubling discovery. >>> a man accidentally shoots himself in the head with a nail gun. find out what he worried about the most in that moment. >>> and the what americans rely on most from the government. the funny thing is, it's not just support. that's next. selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. is it a superhero? kinda. ♪ but we couldn't simply repeat history. we had to create it. introducing the 2013 lexus gs, with leading-edge safety technology, like available blind spot monitor... [ tires sc
they've done searches in utah and nevada. out of the mouths of babes. they were vocalizing things that happened to their mother. and the police knew this. this was also part of when we look at the other case for custody, and in the custody case, chuck and judy had said in declaration that they believe josh killed their daughter, the mother of these children. >> again, our thoughts with this family. absolutely, absolutely evil. ann, i appreciate it. thank you for coming on. >> thank...
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miguel marquez, cnn, reno, nevada. >> it all gets going tonight. the first presidential debate of 2012 live right here on cnn. our coverage begins at 7:00 eastern and on cnn.com. that's a few names longer.honet you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. with efficient absorption in one daily dose. if we want to improve our schools... ...what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can
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we have our reporters all over the state of nevada. among them, cnn political editor paul steinhauser who is live at the caucus site there in las vegas and political reporter peter hamby who's in the town of henderson where people are caucusing. paul, let's begin with you. give us an idea of how the day is unfolding there. >> reporter: fred, it's just starting right now. we are in becker middle school and this is one of the caucus sites here in clark county. there are 16 precincts here. we're in the cafeteria. three precincts just getting under way. i'm joined by the caucus site manager here. wes, give me a quick idea of what we're seeing and what's going to happen. >> in this area there are about 7500 registered republican voters. those in the geographical area come to this location, they caucus. what that means is groups of about 30 to 75 people get together. they elect delegates, but the most important thing they'll do is they have a presidential preference poll. they will vote for what they want to be the nominee for the republican
we have our reporters all over the state of nevada. among them, cnn political editor paul steinhauser who is live at the caucus site there in las vegas and political reporter peter hamby who's in the town of henderson where people are caucusing. paul, let's begin with you. give us an idea of how the day is unfolding there. >> reporter: fred, it's just starting right now. we are in becker middle school and this is one of the caucus sites here in clark county. there are 16 precincts here....
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you've got 28 delegates at stake here in nevada. it's proportional. so it's like -- it's unlike florida which is winner take all. it's proportional. like florida though, only opened to registered republicans. no republicans or democrats allowed to take part. 125 caucus sites across the state. we hear, of course, at becker we're in one of them. what is different about this in iowa though, in iowa, all the caucuses start at the same time. some here start in the morning like the one we were at. some start in the afternoon. and there's one in the evening. and final results, we'll get those starting at 8:00 eastern, fred. the turnout was not that high. they put out their own water. the cheerleaders here at becker middle school are having a rummage sale now. we're going to check out and see if there is anything good to buy. help them with their cause. >> thank so much, paul. we'll check in with you throughout the afternoon in las vegas. all right, on to the nation's capital where the occupy movements still has some momentum. right now police, in fact, are r
you've got 28 delegates at stake here in nevada. it's proportional. so it's like -- it's unlike florida which is winner take all. it's proportional. like florida though, only opened to registered republicans. no republicans or democrats allowed to take part. 125 caucus sites across the state. we hear, of course, at becker we're in one of them. what is different about this in iowa though, in iowa, all the caucuses start at the same time. some here start in the morning like the one we were at....
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what happened in benghazi, the next day, he called it an act of terror, twice, in washington and in nevada. he ordered an investigation. he increased embassy security. he said he was going to bring those individuals responsible to justice. >> just to whet your appetite there. the last debate between mitt romney and president obama will happen tomorrow, and you can watch that show live right here on cnn at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. customer erin swenson bought so, i'm happy. today. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups! she can get a text alert, reroute
what happened in benghazi, the next day, he called it an act of terror, twice, in washington and in nevada. he ordered an investigation. he increased embassy security. he said he was going to bring those individuals responsible to justice. >> just to whet your appetite there. the last debate between mitt romney and president obama will happen tomorrow, and you can watch that show live right here on cnn at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the...
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he won nevada four years ago. i think he will do very, very well in nevada and then the following states, he's got certain advantages as well not only in missouri and in michigan which his dad was the governor, born in michigan. arizona, once again a very large mormon population. february looks like a good month for mitt romney but then comes super tuesday, march 6th. a lot of southern states where newt gingrich could do well. >> romney could do well, is expected to do well in nevada but that's also where newt gingrich big bank roll is. >> yes. >> would that help mitt romney at all? >> if he wants to shell out more money but it's getting close to the end. this coming saturday is nevada. it's sort of late, nevada, but every day in these campaigns is really, really important. >> what do you make of the post florida contests that the win is not win or take all. he's talking about staying in this because of that for the long run. >> he's got a good point. florida is win or take all. whoever comes in first in florida g
he won nevada four years ago. i think he will do very, very well in nevada and then the following states, he's got certain advantages as well not only in missouri and in michigan which his dad was the governor, born in michigan. arizona, once again a very large mormon population. february looks like a good month for mitt romney but then comes super tuesday, march 6th. a lot of southern states where newt gingrich could do well. >> romney could do well, is expected to do well in nevada but...
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we have nevada next up on saturday the krauks there. soon after next tuesday, colorado and minnesota. missouri with a nonbinding primary. a week from saturday on the 11th. that's maine and their caucuses. our cnn debate is on the 22nd in arizona. then the arizona and michigan primaries at 9 end of february on the 28th. you look at the february calendar it looks more favorable to romney than gingrich. gingrich looking for super tuesday on march 6th. >> what are you hearing from the other candidates this morning? >> there are two others, right? rick santorum and ron paul. santorum and paul both out of nevada. they moved ahead. they knew they weren't going to win delegates here. santorum said i came in a distant third. he thinks that gingrich's big loss here helps him. take a listen. >> newt gingrich had his chance. he had his shot. had a big boost and win out of south carolina and couldn't hold it. couldn't deliver in florida. i think they're going to be looking for a different conservative as an alternative to mitt romney now. >> we will
we have nevada next up on saturday the krauks there. soon after next tuesday, colorado and minnesota. missouri with a nonbinding primary. a week from saturday on the 11th. that's maine and their caucuses. our cnn debate is on the 22nd in arizona. then the arizona and michigan primaries at 9 end of february on the 28th. you look at the february calendar it looks more favorable to romney than gingrich. gingrich looking for super tuesday on march 6th. >> what are you hearing from the other...
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then we're going to go to nevada. virginia, ohio. i am going to stop in chicago to vote. >> this point the election is more than just getting these swing states he is talking about. we are talking about getting counties 109 of those counties. ali velshi and john avland are hitting some of the counties on the cnn election express bus. take a look. >> we are in lakeland, florida. it's on the i-4 corridor between the west coast and east coast of florida. this is a particularly undecided batch of land. it's relatively evenly split, registered and in terms of their intent to vote. >> absolutely right. the i-4 corridor is the key swing district of florida. appropriately enough in the center of the state. it's from tampa bay over to orlando. right here in polk county in lakeland, florida, and this is where the election gets decided. >> this is where the ground game occurs. as you said, it's evenly split, and the folks we talked to, they are open to being persuaded. they are not informed undecided voters. they're -- >> they've been watching.
then we're going to go to nevada. virginia, ohio. i am going to stop in chicago to vote. >> this point the election is more than just getting these swing states he is talking about. we are talking about getting counties 109 of those counties. ali velshi and john avland are hitting some of the counties on the cnn election express bus. take a look. >> we are in lakeland, florida. it's on the i-4 corridor between the west coast and east coast of florida. this is a particularly...
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now it struck nevada. >> what is it with caucuses? remember what happened with iowa, first romney won, then santorum won two weeks later. not as bad in nevada, but some are criticizing the final vote from the gop didn't come out until this morning. it is two days later. why did it take so long. there's some criticism on that. a lot had to do with clark county, the las vegas area, henderson. their vote totals didn't come in until yesterday. that's why the nevada gop didn't get all of the numbers out until early this morning. the other thing, kyra, some are criticizing they showed up too late, weren't allowed to go to caucus because they were too late. some questioned the rules. there's a lot of harping in nevada. officials say we will get it better four years from now. the other thing is the turnout. 11,000 less people took part this year in caucuses than four years ago. that could be troubling for nevada. this is a battle ground state. republicans want to win this state back from president barack obama. one last thing, kyra, look, the
now it struck nevada. >> what is it with caucuses? remember what happened with iowa, first romney won, then santorum won two weeks later. not as bad in nevada, but some are criticizing the final vote from the gop didn't come out until this morning. it is two days later. why did it take so long. there's some criticism on that. a lot had to do with clark county, the las vegas area, henderson. their vote totals didn't come in until yesterday. that's why the nevada gop didn't get all of the...
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soledad o'brien went to the state of nevada. take a look. ♪ >> reporter: january 24th, 2012, washington d.c. >> i get the chills every time i walk by this building. ♪ >> reporter: congressional candidate ruben could youen has traveled across the country as a guest of his mentor, senator harry reid, to attend the state of the union address. >> this is maybe a once in a lifetime opportunity. god willing, we win this election in june, and in november and next year i'll be searching in this body as a member of congress listening to that speech. ♪ >> reporter: while in washington, ruben makes a point to meet with key latino congressmen. >> should be there. a few more offices. >> reporter: like congressman beccerra. >> congressman. >> how are you? >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. zoog then the next morning an important meeting. senator harry reid, ruben's mentor and a key maker in office. >> how important was it that you were a latino in a district that was heavily latino, 40 some odd percent and that you're a
soledad o'brien went to the state of nevada. take a look. ♪ >> reporter: january 24th, 2012, washington d.c. >> i get the chills every time i walk by this building. ♪ >> reporter: congressional candidate ruben could youen has traveled across the country as a guest of his mentor, senator harry reid, to attend the state of the union address. >> this is maybe a once in a lifetime opportunity. god willing, we win this election in june, and in november and next year i'll...
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as this county goes, so goes nevada! ah! >> in a city that fell harder and faster than just about any place in the country. >> this better be a very close election. >> reporter: the stratosphere, like every place in vegas, suffered among some of the worst in nevada. >> the nevada landmark sunk more than $20 million into upgrades, including a new restaurant, and, oh, and that sky jump thing. most importantly, more than 100 new jobs. >> do you think las vegas is through the worst of it? >> it feels like it. you know, i drive to work every day, and i see stuff going on that i haven't seen for a little while. >> reporter: things like construction and homes being built in a place that once had the nation's highest foreclosure rate. >> how many durn dirns were you doing at the low point, and how many now? >> 250 to 400, and now between 450 and 700 a night. >> oh woushgs. >> big recovery. >> this is an important state. you know, clark county especially. >> comedy icon and clark county voter louie anderson who does four shows a week
as this county goes, so goes nevada! ah! >> in a city that fell harder and faster than just about any place in the country. >> this better be a very close election. >> reporter: the stratosphere, like every place in vegas, suffered among some of the worst in nevada. >> the nevada landmark sunk more than $20 million into upgrades, including a new restaurant, and, oh, and that sky jump thing. most importantly, more than 100 new jobs. >> do you think las vegas is...
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he's flying out as we talk from florida to nevada where he's got a campaign event tonight. but paul ryan will be addressing the event in person. and you're going to hear a very different message from him. of course, ryan is the author of the republican house plan that would alter medicare for those under 5. give options for privatization. you're going to hear ryan say just the opposite that the president said. he's going to be criticizing the president and saying the president's health care plan, obama care, is taking money away from medicare and there's disruption for it. he's got a very different take you're going to hear next hour from paul ryan. you understand the politics here. it's pretty simple. seniors and those close to retirement age vote in big numbers. there are a lot of them in some key battleground states like, say, florida. >> florida, yeah. no kidding. speaking of the battleground states. that's why i want to do a quick turn to the polls. you have to stay up really late and get up really early to follow all of your e-mails my friend. and i do exactly that. w
he's flying out as we talk from florida to nevada where he's got a campaign event tonight. but paul ryan will be addressing the event in person. and you're going to hear a very different message from him. of course, ryan is the author of the republican house plan that would alter medicare for those under 5. give options for privatization. you're going to hear ryan say just the opposite that the president said. he's going to be criticizing the president and saying the president's health care...
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welcome to washo county, nevada, the front line in this battleground state. washo county's 250,000 voters are expected to decide whether nevada goes blue or red. and latinos, about 30,000 votes here, could make the critical difference in a race that could come down to a few thousand votes. here's how nevada's 1.4 million votes break down in way washo is a battleground within the battleground. most of the votes here are in clark county, las vegas. it leans left and rural nevada is solidly republican. the state almost evenly split. it leaves washo county and that biggest little city in the world reno feeling like, well, the biggest little city in the world. the democrats here, the ground war is on. bus loads of party faithful, some from other states, already knocking on doors appealing directly to latinos. republicans too seeking favor with latino voters. craig romney. the candidates' spanish speaking son on one of the many trips by the candidate, his family and surrogates all descending on nevada. obama, first lady and their surrogates doing the same, a massiv
welcome to washo county, nevada, the front line in this battleground state. washo county's 250,000 voters are expected to decide whether nevada goes blue or red. and latinos, about 30,000 votes here, could make the critical difference in a race that could come down to a few thousand votes. here's how nevada's 1.4 million votes break down in way washo is a battleground within the battleground. most of the votes here are in clark county, las vegas. it leans left and rural nevada is solidly...
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is it too little too late for republicans in nevada? that is something that soledad o'brien is taking a close look at in her upcoming documentary, calling it latino in america, courting their vote. >> reporter: las vegas, nevada, beyond the glitz and the glamour in the shadow of high rollers and high stakes gambling is high stakes politics. ♪ this is the las vegas you rarely see. nevada is home to the fastest growing latino population in the country. more than a quarter of the state's population is now hispanic. in 2008, those latino voters helped turn this historically republican state democratic. and, again, all eyes are on this crucial swing state and its six electoral votes. >> the goal is to get as much support as we can from the hispanic community. >> reporter: hector is one of the people in charge of latino outreach nationally, for republican presidential nominee mitt romney. do you think latinos will determine who is the next president? >> they could. obviously it is a growg electorate and it will continue to grow in the elect
is it too little too late for republicans in nevada? that is something that soledad o'brien is taking a close look at in her upcoming documentary, calling it latino in america, courting their vote. >> reporter: las vegas, nevada, beyond the glitz and the glamour in the shadow of high rollers and high stakes gambling is high stakes politics. ♪ this is the las vegas you rarely see. nevada is home to the fastest growing latino population in the country. more than a quarter of the state's...